I’ve recently been in a cycle of fasting for a week and getting slim, then buying a lot of good food but eating too much of it too quickly and getting a bit chubby again. Now that I’m mostly out of food I’m tempted to fast again, but I think that would be a shame because it is getting close to the end of the growing season for some things.
My weight doesn’t change so much when I’m in more of a set routine, but I’m being productive so it is ok.
I’ve been drinking a lot of watermelons and eating a lot of corn, for example. Like I’ve mentioned in the past I think if more people only knew to cut the kernels off of corn cobs to put it into their salads and into other dishes the sale of corn would be twice as much or even more than that, and also it would be made more available year-round. (I don’t know why people explain doing that in a way that is more complicated than it needs to be such as this article, rather you can do it the way it is explained in this video.)
I like traditional boiled corn on the cob also though. I recently bought some corn-shaped dishes that are made for marinating the cobs and holders for the cobs. The water that is used to boil the corn also makes green smoothies taste even better.
I think it is weird how there is somewhat of an “anti-corn” movement where people claim that it is “unhealthy for your gut,” etc. I’ve never had any problems with it.
I’ve gotten into the routine of being able to juice an entire watermelon quickly using a serrated knife and a cheap blender. (That’s me by the way. j/k) Sometimes I see variations of recipes for watermelon juice but I’ve never tasted anything as good as simply blending it as it is.
I’m surprised that watermelons are not more popular also. I think some of that is because of the social aspect of it being used as racist stereotypes in the 19th and 20th centuries in the U.S., which was particularly insidious because many African Americans were working outside in the heat then where the watermelons would be a welcome break, especially before electricity and refrigeration. I think if I were black I would make it a point to buy them because why let that continue to deprive you of that now.